"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in History."; Thesis advisor: Robert Wolff.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2014.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-88).

The American poet Wallace Stevens, who published poetry from 1923-1954, is often perceived as an exemplary figure in the tradition of American modernist poetry. However, this label seems inadequate in describing Stevens’s work, particularly, his...